Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has given a specific date for the start of corona vaccinations in Austria.
The government is discussing a third lockdown on Friday.
More than a week after the
lockdown ended
, the
corona numbers
in
Austria are
still high.
On Friday the government discussed a
third hard lockdown
.
According to Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
, the
corona vaccinations
in Austria should start on December 27th.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from December 17th, 10:05 p.m.:
Is
Austria
going
into the third hard
corona lockdown
?
This question will be decided on Friday.
Then the government around Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
, Minister of Health
Rudolf Anschober will
discuss the next steps in the
corona pandemic
with the nine governors in a video conference
.
As reported by the online portal
oe24.at
, there will
be a
third lockdown
in
Austria
from
December 26th to January 10th
.
In view of the
high death rate
and the urgent warning from
hospitals
of overload, the
government
is said to have
rethought.
As early as December 26th,
strict exit
restrictions should
come
as in the previous
lockdown
.
From December 28th,
retailers
and
service providers
, such as hairdressers, will close.
Schools, restaurants and hotels are closed in the planned period anyway.
The
opening of the ski areas
is likely to be controversial
.
This was originally planned for December 24th, mainly for the locals.
In the case of
exit restrictions
that also apply during the day, a
closure of
the ski areas would be the
logical consequence
.
Corona in Austria: Maximum number of deaths - almost 2500 new cases
First report from December 17:
Vienna - The
corona situation
in
Austria
remains
tense
more than a week after the end of the
lockdown
.
From Wednesday to Thursday,
2485 new corona cases
were reported.
A new high was reached in the number of deaths:
the authorities reported
218 corona fatalities
within one day.
135 of the deceased people were late registrations from Vienna.
A total of 4982 people have died in connection with the coronavirus across Austria since the beginning of the pandemic.
Corona in Austria: Kurz names the date for the first vaccinations
Many experts are hoping that the
corona vaccine will
improve the situation
.
Federal Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
(ÖVP) announced a specific date for the first corona vaccinations in
Austria
for the first time on Thursday
.
Similar to the EU-wide vaccination start shortly after
Christmas
, the Alpine republic is also expected to start on
December 27th
.
Kurz announced this on Twitter.
“We will
start
vaccinating against
Covid-19
on
December 27th
.
The sooner we start vaccinating in the EU, the better, ”he wrote.
Every day in the fight against the
corona pandemic
in Europe currently means thousands of deaths and countless people who have to fear for their jobs,
Kurz
said
.
We will start vaccinating against # COVID19 on December 27th.
The earlier we start vaccinating in the #EU, the better.
Because every day in the fight against the pandemic in Europe currently means a thousand deaths and countless people who have to fear for their jobs.
https://t.co/aHPoXrSZZm
- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) December 17, 2020
The Austrian Health Minister
Rudolf Anschober
(Greens) was also pleased with the
start of
the
vaccination
shortly after the holidays.
“That is the second
good news
this week - the start of vaccination is getting closer and it is good that Europe is acting together here too,” he said in a statement to the APA.
"We all benefit from it, the risk of the
pandemic
can be gradually reduced."
Corona in Austria: Tyrolean doctors with fear of rush to ski areas
As of
December 24
Open in
Austria
, the
ski resorts
.
Trauma surgeons at the University Clinic for Orthopedics and Traumatology in
Innsbruck
fear a
rush for Christmas
.
"It is a fallacy that all beds in the emergency wards are currently empty," said
Rohit Arora
, director of the university clinic, in an interview with the APA.
If people rush to the
ski resorts
, the
intensive care beds could become
scarce, said
Arora
.
130 intensive care beds are currently available at the
Innsbruck University Hospital
.
Corona patients
would, if possible, occupy no more than half of these beds, "but the other half can fill up quickly if everyone flows into the ski areas at the same time," said
Arora
.
In addition, there is a threat of a
shortage
of
intensive care equipment
.
"It's not just about beds and equipment, but also about the
nursing staff,
" warned
Arora
.
Shifts have already taken place and the care of
Covid 19 patients
is "extremely demanding", the director of the Innsbruck University Hospital made clear.
"I therefore expect
winter sports
enthusiasts to be particularly
considerate of
the situation at the
moment
," he said and appealed to the
skiers
to take responsibility
.
(ph)
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